The annual salary statistics of optometrists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of optometrists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for optometrists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of optometrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,380 | 2.10% | -20.13% |
| 2021 | $100,230 | 3.23% | - |
| 2020 | $96,990 | -14.81% | - |
| 2019 | $111,350 | 1.86% | - |
| 2018 | $109,280 | -3.52% | - |
| 2017 | $113,130 | 6.98% | - |
| 2016 | $105,230 | 2.17% | - |
| 2015 | $102,950 | 12.24% | - |
| 2014 | $90,350 | -23.77% | - |
| 2013 | $111,830 | -9.98% | - |
| 2012 | $122,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,380 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for optometrists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of optometrists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Johnson City |